Twenty Talks to Teachers
Chapter 3: Securing a Position
by Thomas E. Sanders
How the young teacher can go about finding a job as a teacher.
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The Secret Garden
Chapter 2: “Mistress Mary Quite Contrary”
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mary is sent to live with an English clergyman and his five children. Afterwards, she is sent to live with Archibald Craven, a hermit uncle. She meets the housekeeper, Mrs. Medlock—she and Mary instantly dislike each other.
Anne of Green Gables
Chapter 2: Matthew Cuthbert is Surprised
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Matthew Cuthbert finds a mistake has been made at the orphanage.
Vanity Fair
Chapter 10: Miss Sharp Begins to Make Friends
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Rebecca earns the trust of Sir Pitt.
Great Expectations
Chapter 44
by Charles Dickens
Miss Havisham confesses to Pip. Pip professes his feelings to Estella. Pip receives a note from Wemmick.
The Four Million
"From the Cabby's Seat"
by O. Henry
A cab driver's apathy affects every aspect of his life.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Second: The Golden Thread—Chapter 9: The Gorgon's Head
by Charles Dickens
After receiving a visit from his nephew, Charles Darnay, the Marquis receives a painful message.
A Tale of Two Cities
Book the Third: The Track of a Storm—Chapter 8: A Hand at Cards
by Charles Dickens
Miss Pross is reunited with her long lost brother. Carton comes up with a plan to help Darnay and coerces Barsad into helping him.
Twenty Talks to Teachers
Chapter 9: The Teacher's Library
by Thomas E. Sanders
How teachers can expand their knowledge base through the reading of many different literary sources.
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus
Chapter 5
by Mary Shelley
Victor finishes his creature and is frightened by its appearance. He falls ill with a nervous fever after reuniting with Henry, who nurses him back to health and gives him a letter from Elizabeth.
Northanger Abbey
Chapter VII
by Jane Austen
Catherine and Isabella run into James and John, with whom Catherine has conversations with about the ball and the Thorpes.
Crime and Punishment
Part 4, Chapter 3
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Raskolnikov tells the group about Svidrigailov's proposal. Dunya presents a proposal to her brother. Razumikhin realizes who is responsible for the pawnbroker's death.
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded
Chapter 10: “Jabbering and Jam”
by Lewis Carroll
Sylvie and Bruno meet the young female pianist on the way to the drawing-room.
Babbitt
Chapter 11
by Sinclair Lewis
Traveling from New York, the businessman in the smoking car discuss a number of issues.
The Sea-Wolf
Chapter 4
by Jack London
Mugridge treats the new cabin boy harshly, ordering him around every chance he gets. An accident aboard the Ghost results in a new nickname for the narrator. "Hump" receives very little sympathy from the crew for his injuries.
Winesburg, Ohio
The Philosopher, concerning Doctor Parcival
by Sherwood Anderson
Doctor Parcival tells George of his past in Dayton, Ohio and shares the secret of human life.
Tales of the Jazz Age
May Day Chapter VIII
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Last of the Mohicans
Chapter 5
by James Fenimore Cooper
Maqua escapes capture. Hawkeye guides the group to safety rather than risk an encounter with enemy tribes.
Tales of Terror and Mystery
“The Beetle-Hunter”
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A medical man answers a strange ad in the paper concerning beetles and is met with a most peculiar task.
Oliver Twist
Chapter 51: Affording and Explanation of More Mysteries than One, and Comprehending a Proposal of Marriage with No Word of Settlement of Pin-Money.
by Charles Dickens
Oliver and his friends travel to meet Mr. Grimwig. Monks reveals more information about himself and Oliver. Rose finally agrees to marry Harry.
The Age of Innocence
Part 2, Chapter 28
by Edith Wharton
Newland sends a request to Ellen requesting her presence in New York. The Beaufort's financial and social situation continues to worsen.
Dracula
Chapter 22
by Bram Stoker
The group works to sterilize the boxes as quickly as possible. Mina is tormented by her “unclean” status, and contemplates her fate.
The Sea-Wolf
Chapter 18
by Jack London
After the passing of the storm, the Ghost surveys the area for lost ships and crew. Captain Larsen forcibly adopts new crew members, while continuing to terrify and mistreat his crew. Johnson and Leach finally attempt an escape aboard a sealing boat, setting sail for Japan, the discovery of which, prompts pursuit by Captain Larsen. As the Ghost approaches a nearby boat, Hump prepares to intervene with violence if necessary.
Twenty Talks to Teachers
Chapter 10: The Teacher Outside the School–Room
by Thomas E. Sanders
How the teacher's presence in the and involvement in the community is as important as their role in the classroom.
The Pink Fairy Book
Hans, the Mermaid’s Son
by Andrew Lang
A hard-working man disappears at sea for several days. Upon his return others notice the wonderful advantages he has, and the news spreads that he was with a mermaid. One day a boy arrives: it is the mermaid’s son.The boy is miraculous. He is bigger and stronger than any others. He leaves his father to earn his way in the world. He meets with a squire and agrees to do the work of twelve men for the food of twelve men. However, the squire soon wishes this man gone, and tries to find a way to be rid of him.